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Mid Devon road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Mid Devon in 1985, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1984 (233), and casualties rose from 331.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,879 collisions in Mid Devon.

Collisions in 1985
291
Up 25% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
382
Up 15% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Mid Devon in 1985

1.7% of collisions in Mid Devon in 1985 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.2% and 22% in Mid Devon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious10737%
  • Slight17962%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious12934%
  • Slight24865%

Mid Devon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mid Devon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 291 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 291, up 25% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025136188
2024121160
2023116138
2022112155
2021110164
2020109139
2019140181
2018114162
2017155200
2016140207
2015138188
2014140182
2013156227
2012149197
2011176255
2010162216
2009196252
2008190251
2007231324
2006225325
2005239319
2004210281
2003207285
2002249325
2001229342
2000209284
1999251382
1998251320
1997270374
1996254350
1995214312
1994231298
1993252350
1992232315
1991235315
1990287362
1989285392
1988287406
1987283393
1986283414
1985291382
1984233331
1983275397
1982277404
1981288400
1980282400
1979259346

When and where crashes happen in Mid Devon in 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (2.7%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April21 (7.2%)
  • May28 (9.6%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August28 (9.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December21 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (66%)
  • Wet or damp93 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (36%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph156 (54%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mid Devon in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (33%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (11%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (60%)
  • Passenger111 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (60%)
  • Motorcycle82 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mid Devon in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Mid Devon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Mid Devon ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Mid Devon had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1985.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Mid Devon with the most crashes in 1985

The A377 had the most collisions in Mid Devon in 1985: 42, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mid Devon, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3774255017
2ndA396374905
3rdB33913340014
4thB3181263408
5thM5152111
6thA307291003
7thA37391804
8thA36181204
9thB32217700
10thA3851013
11thA304503
12thB32203300
13thB31762202
14thB31852301
15thB30421501

Towns in Mid Devon: crashes in 1985

Tiverton had the most collisions of any town in Mid Devon in 1985: 51.

Postcode districts in Mid Devon: crashes in 1985

EX16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mid Devon in 1985: 117.

Latest crashes in Mid Devon in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mid Devon in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Mid Devon road accidents in other years